Christian Theology and Market Economics

Edited by Ian R. Harper, Professor Emeritus, Melbourne Business School, Australia and Samuel Gregg, Director of Research, Acton Institute, US

• Contents:IntroductionIan R. Harper and Samuel GreggPART I: CHRISTIANITY AND THE HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT1. Aristotle’s Science of Economics Ricardo F. Crespo2. Christianity’s Pre-Enlightenment Contribution to Economic Thought Stephen J. Grabill3. Commercial Order and the Scottish Enlightenment: The Christian Context Samuel Gregg4. Christianity’s Post-Enlightenment Contribution to Economic Thought Paul OslingtonPART II: CHRISTIANITY AND ECONOMIC THEORY5. Christian Theology and Economics: Convergence and ClashesGeoffrey Brennan and Anthony M.C. Waterman5. Economics as Identity Gordon MenziesPART III: CHRISTIANITY AND MODERN BUSINESS7. Business as a Moral Enterprise Michael J. Miller8. Modern Business and its Moral and Ethical Dilemmas in a Globalized World Philip Booth9. Treating ‘Affluenza’: The Moral Challenge of Affluence Ian R. Harper and Eric L. Jones10. The Role of Business in the Fight Against Poverty Peter S. HeslamBibliographyIndex

'. . . the volume provides a number of strong essays that can help economists and others understand the intricate relationship that economics has historically had to theology and Christian religion.'